They were never the same.
I’m just brainrotting over the fact that the reds and blues were never the same after what happened on chorus, after church died. It’s easier to think that season 15 happened because it shows they tried to stay together but even then, they went through so much more by the end of it. Then restoration happens and they aren’t together anymore.
Wash is in the hospital, Carolina is still throwing herself in missions alone, donut is an admiral on chorus, and tucker is missing. It’s only the reds and caboose, again. Then Church comes back and so does everyone else (besides donut and doc, which DONT EVEN GET ME STAR-), so even if it was for just a moment, we got to see Lopez and Sheila, 479er, all the freelances, everyone. We were given that one last moment with all of them, one last goodbye...
But it’s so sad because even GRIFF AND SIMMONS split up
Simmons stays because he feels indebted to Sarge and doesn't know anything beyond being a simulation soldier. Telling himself it's what he wants, what he deserves.
And Griff lets go. He leaves for home because he can't hold on to the past anymore. He has to put in some actual work into his life and what makes him happy. He finally got his wish, it's almost perfect! It would've been so close to a dream come true if Simmons was able to let go too...
But. he. DOESN'T.
Then there's Tucker and Caboose. Tucker doesn’t even REMEMBER what happens and caboose has to carry the weight that HE DOES. He has the be the one to tell him everything that happened, everything that changed.
It’s so frustrating they didn’t stay together but at the same time they all got the ending they wanted.
….just in the most BITTERsweet way possible
Ain't that a bitch.
